Comment: At 39 yrs old my menstrual cycle stopped. Blood work showed an elevated prolactin level (30)but an MRI showed nothing . I had no intention of having children so I did not go on any medication. 2 years later is was (59) & just recently up to (89)& the MRI found a 5mm adenoma. I attributed a bit of hair thinning to my hormonal imbalance. I started on 2.5 mg of Bromocriptine. Within 4 we
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Comment:At 39 yrs old my menstrual cycle stopped. Blood work showed an elevated prolactin level (30)but an MRI showed nothing . I had no intention of having children so I did not go on any medication. 2 years later is was (59) & just recently up to (89)& the MRI found a 5mm adenoma. I attributed a bit of hair thinning to my hormonal imbalance. I started on 2.5 mg of Bromocriptine. Within 4 weeks I could tell I was ovulating on my right side & I experienced the cervical mucus discharge associated with ovulation, only the discharge was quite heavy. My breasts became extremely soar & tender to the touch. Removing my bra at the end of the day was torturous as the sensitivity to my areola & nipples felt like they were raw & bruised, however looked completely normal. My breasts remained engorged & tender. And I experienced my first mensus in 4 years. Light, & lasted only 2 days. My doctor raised the dosage to 5mg. My levels dropped to (35). My next period came 23 days later. The ovulation stage was similar except the mucus discharge was even heavier! Upon the arrival of my 2nd period the cramping was painful, the flow was heavy & my breasts were extremely dense, fibrous, heavy & soar. Unbearably so. The period lasted a week. Only one week later did I start experiencing the ovulation, discharge & painful lumpy breasts again. This brings us to today. My breasts hurt so much I can barely take it and I am going to decrease the medication & look for a natural alternative to lower my prolactin levels if such a thing exists.Hide Full Comment

Comment: Since taking bromocriptine I have noticed a decrease in my weight. I also experience stuffiness at night. Overall I am very pleased. I use to have breast milk and my menstrual periods were absent. I happy to say my menstrual cycle has returned normal. I am not sure what my prolactin level is now but when I was first diagnosed it was 79 and kept increasing to 95. I know it is lowered because m
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Comment:Since taking bromocriptine I have noticed a decrease in my weight. I also experience stuffiness at night. Overall I am very pleased. I use to have breast milk and my menstrual periods were absent. I happy to say my menstrual cycle has returned normal. I am not sure what my prolactin level is now but when I was first diagnosed it was 79 and kept increasing to 95. I know it is lowered because my symptoms of elevated prolactin has decrease.Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: Mae, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

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Current Rating: 5

Comment: I have been on this drug since 2000 when I was diagnosed for absence of periods for six months. Prolactin level was 198 but dropped to 40 after 3 months, and my period resumed after 2 weeks at 2.5mg. I am currently taking 5mg daily because prolactin rised to 98 in 2007, but leveled off at 10 since then. My only concern is the long term effects of taking this drug on my body. I tried to wean mys
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Comment:I have been on this drug since 2000 when I was diagnosed for absence of periods for six months. Prolactin level was 198 but dropped to 40 after 3 months, and my period resumed after 2 weeks at 2.5mg. I am currently taking 5mg daily because prolactin rised to 98 in 2007, but leveled off at 10 since then. My only concern is the long term effects of taking this drug on my body. I tried to wean myself off of it, but the prolactin levels rose immediately and I had to go back on it. Any similar comments?Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: PPIERBUDS, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 4

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 3

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 3

Comment: VERRY DIZZY AT NIGHT AND RUNNING INTO WALLS AND FALLING. NEED TO BE VERRY CAREFUL AT NIGHT WHEN YOU TAKE IT. IT HAS TAKEN AWAY MY PERSPIRING DURRING THE DAYS AND HIPEFULLY SHRINK THE TUMORS

Comment:VERRY DIZZY AT NIGHT AND RUNNING INTO WALLS AND FALLING. NEED TO BE VERRY CAREFUL AT NIGHT WHEN YOU TAKE IT. IT HAS TAKEN AWAY MY PERSPIRING DURRING THE DAYS AND HIPEFULLY SHRINK THE TUMORSHide Full Comment

Comment: My endocronologist started me on 2.5 mg after an MRI and being diagnosed with a microadenoma (pituitary tumor). I started taking the first week only half a pill at night. The first few nights I took with food at dinner and experienced dizziness, nausea, and was extremly tired and drowsy. After about 3-4 nights the other side effects went away and I only expereinced the drowsiness. Then after 1 wee
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Comment:My endocronologist started me on 2.5 mg after an MRI and being diagnosed with a microadenoma (pituitary tumor). I started taking the first week only half a pill at night. The first few nights I took with food at dinner and experienced dizziness, nausea, and was extremly tired and drowsy. After about 3-4 nights the other side effects went away and I only expereinced the drowsiness. Then after 1 week I began taking half a pill in the morning in addition to the half a pill at night. I'm on my second month and don't expereince the side effects anymore. Before treatment my prolactin level was mildly elevated at 48 and after taking the med for 1 month my bloodwork showed that my level went down to 9 (anything below 23 is considered normal). Now I am playing the waiting game to see when menstruation will return.Hide Full Comment

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